Chatting With People
I used a variety of apps throughout the day that recorded data on me in a variety of mediums. When I woke up, I spent time on Twitter and Facebook – not commenting, just scrolling. I accessed these sites through Chrome, so Google also had access to this behaviour. In addition to social media, I sent iMessages, texts, and had phone calls and a FaceTime video call. I took a flight in the middle of the day, so my lack of internet connectivity for this period would almost certainly show up in social media activity logs.
Moving Around Town
My mobility patterns were a bit out of the ordinary since I was flying from Toronto to Boston. To get from A to B, I first looked up how long it would take to get to the airport on Google maps. Then I called an Uber, and the driver took me off at the airport. My airline and border security recorded information on me while I was in the airport. I suspect there is a lot of surveillance at the airport, so my guess is that a lot of my data was taken during this period. I took an Uber from the airport in Boston to my house. Additionally, I ate lunch and dinner out and picked up a prescription, which means my credit card company, pharmacy, and the restaurants I went to all have access to my location.
Getting Online
I spent most of the day doing homework, which involved looking up documentation for coding languages. I also sent some emails on Gmail and streamed some music on Spotify.
Other Things
Since I was away from Boston for most of the day, I created data through my absence. For example, I usually use BlueBikes to get around, but I didn’t use them today, which they could use to infer that I was out of town.